John's Little Portuguese-English Genealogical Dictionary

John's Little Portuguese- English Phrase Dictionary

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**My Phrase Dictionary**
THE PORTUGUESE PHRASES			THEIR ENGLISH EQUIVALENTS
ASSIGNAR			TO SIGN
	fez este assento que assigno			I wrote this record, which I signed
	nao assignarao assento			they will not sign the record
	comigo o assigno			signed along with me
ASSISTAR			TO BE IN ATTENDANCE
	que assistiram a esto acto			who were present at the ceremony
BAPTIZAR			TO BAPTIZE
	baptizei solenemente			I solemnly baptized
	bapteizei sub condicione			I conditionally baptized
	foi baptisada uma crianca			a child was baptized
BENECAO			A BLESSING
	tenho o benecao de annel Nupcias			I have blessed the wedding ring
BISPADO			BISHOPRIC
	Bispado da ***			the Bishopric of ***
CASADO/A			MARRIED
	casado/a com ***			married to ***
	sem impedimento algum canonico, ou civil para o casamento			without any impediment canonical or civil to the marriage
	casamento foi dissolvido por obito			the marriage was dissolved due to the death of the spouse
CERTIDAO			DOCUMENT
	certidoes da previa			preliminary documents (likely a reference to Banns)
COMPARACER			TO APPEAR, MAKE AN APPEARANCE
	comparaceram na minha presenca			they have appeared in my presence
CONHECER			TO KNOW
	os quaes todos conheco			both of whom I know
CONSTAR			TO BE IN
	e para constar			in testimony thereof
DAR			TO GIVE
	dado a criar a ***			was given to *** to raise [foster child]
	dado consentimento verbal			has given verbal consent
DIA			DAY
	no dia			on the day
	no #-th dia			on the #-th day
DISTRICTO			DISTRICT
	Districto Eclesiatico #-th de ***			of the #-th Ecclesiastical District of ***
	de districto de ***			of the district of ***
DITO/A			THE AFOREMENTIONED
	do dito lugar			of the aforementioned location
	do dito anno			of the aforementioned year
FALECER			TO DIE
	faleceu			he/she died
FESTIVO/A			FESTIVE
	livre de numeracao por trez dias festivos			the book enumerating the three festival days¹
FILHO/A			SON/DAUGHTER
	filho/a legitimo de ***			legitimate child of *** [parents were married]
	filho/a natural de ***			natural child of *** [parents weren't married]
FILIACAO			BIRTH
	#-th na ordem da filiacao de ***			#-th in order of birth [#-th child] of ***
FORMA			WAY, MANNER
	na forma Sagrado Concilio Tredentino			the way [specified by] the Sacred Council of Trent²
FREGUESIA			PARISH
	nesta freguesia			in this parish
	desta freguesia			of this parish
	de freguesia de ***			of the parish of ***
GRAVI			LEVEL
	em #-th gravi de:			at the #-th level of:
		consanguinidade			consanguinity [blood relationship, i.e., kinship]
		affinidade ilicita			illicit affinity [already married]
HORAS			HOURS/O'CLOCK
	pelos # horas da:			at # o'clock in the:
		madrugada			early morning [A.M.]
		manha			morning [A.M.]
		tarde			afternoon [P.M.]
		noite			evening/night [P.M.]
IDADE			AGE
	anos de idade			years of age
	de idade de #:			at the age of #:
		anos			years
		meses			months
		dias			days
IGREJA			CHURCH, CONGREGATION
	Igreja parochial de Nossa Senhora da ***			the parish church of Our Lady of ***
	nesta Igreja parochial			in this parish church
	en face de Igreja			before the congregation
INCOGNITO			UNKNOWN
	avo incognito			unknown grandfather
	avos incognitos			unknown grandparents
	pai incognito			unknown father
IR,SER			TO BE
	foi padrinho			the godfather is
	foi madrinha			the godmother is
	foram padrinhos			the godparents are
	foram testamunhas			the witnesses are
	que foi esposta			who was abandoned
LAVAR			TO MAKE AN ENTRY
	lavrei em duplicado este assento			I made an entry in the duplicate of this record
LER			TO READ
	que depois de ser lido			which was later read
LUGAR			PLACE, AREA
	do lugar de ***			of the area of ***
	deste lugar			of this place
	neste lugar			in this place
MATRIMONIO			MARRIAGE
	o #-th matrimonio de ***			of the #-th marriage of ***
	os uni em matrimonio			they were united in matrimony
MENOR			UNDERAGE
	por ser menor			as he/she is underage
MESMO			ABOVE
	do mesmo:			of the above:
		ano			year
		lugar			place
NASCER			TO BE BORN
	nasceu a			was born on
	que nasceu			who was born
NASCIMENTO			BIRTH
	livro de registo de nascimentos			the book of birth records
	#-th na ordem do nasciamento			#-th in order of birth [of twins, triplets, etc.]
NESTA			IN THIS
	nesta Igreja			in this church
	nasceu nesta freguesia			born in this parish
NETO/A			GRANDSON/GRANDDAUGHTER
	neto/a (via) paterna de ***			paternal grandson/daughter of ***
	neto/a (via) materna de ***			maternal grandson/daughter of ***
NOME			NAME
	#-th deste nome			the #-th of that name
	quem dei o nome de ***			who was given the name ***
	abaixo nome a dar			the below named
OCCUPACAO			OCCUPATION, JOB
	de occupacao ***			works as ***
PAPEIS			PAPERS, DOCUMENTS
	com todos os papeis do estilo correntes			with all the correct documents
PERANTE			IN THE PRESENCE OF
	conferido perante ***			was checked in the presence of ***
POR			TO PUT
	pus os Santos Oleos			I put the Holy Oil [i.e., during a baptism]
POVO			PEOPLE
	do povo de ***			of the people of ***
PROCEDER			TO PROCEED, TO BE CONDUCTED
	procedendo em todo esta acto conforme o Rito da Santa Madre Igreja Catolica Apostolica Romana			the ceremony was conducted in full accordance with the rites of the Holy Mother Catholic-Apostolic Church of Rome
RECEBER			TO RECEIVE, TO BE MARRIED
	os Nubentes se receberam por marido e mulher			the betrothed were married as man and wife
	tenho recebido os Sacramentos da Santa Madre Igreja			having received the Sacraments of the Holy Mother Church
	nao recebido o Sacramento:			not having received the Sacrament of:
		Confissao			Confession
		Penitencia			Penance
		Comunhao			Communion
		Extreme Uncao			Extreme Unction [Last Rites]
SABER			TO KNOW
	que sei serem os proprios			whom I know and vouch for
	nao saberam escrever			they do not know how to write
	por nao saber escrever			because he/she doesn't know how to write
SEDER			TO GIVE
	tenho sedo despensados			I have given permission
SEPULTAR			TO BURY
	foi sepultaro/a:			he/she was buried:
		no semiterio publico			in the public cemetery
		no semiteiro desta Igreja			in the church cemetery
SEXO			GENDER
	um individuo do sexo:			an individual of the ... gender
		masculino			male
		feminino			female
SUPRA			ABOVE [LATIN]
	dia mes e ano ut supra			day, month, and year as above
	era ut supra			year as above
	era supra			the above year
TERMO			RECORD
	deg fiz este termo			I wrote this record
TESTAMENTO			A WILL
	(nao) fez testamento deixou filhos			(did not) write a will in favor of his/her children
TOLHER			TO FAIL
	por de tolher da fala			as his/her speech has failed him/her

FOOTNOTES:
1. The three festival days: The Council of Trent (see 2, below) demanded three days' festival before a wedding could take place. In these three days, people who objected to the wedding on any grounds were expected to make their opinions known. This is apparently the equivalent of the "speak now or forever hold their peace" in modern Catholic wedding services.
2. The Sacred Council of Trent: After the Protestant split with Catholicism (mid-1500's), the Catholic Church convened a general council at Trent to re-affirm what Catholicism stood for. Among the Council's achievements was a clear "how-to" guide for the Catholic sacramental rituals (baptism, marriage, etc.).

Notes about the symbols used in the phrase dictionary.
# or #-th Ordinal or cardinal number required to complete the phrase

*** More information (usually a name of person or place) required to complete the phrase

... Insert into the phrase the words found in the indented blocks immdiately below this one

/ Alternatives (Portuguese words end in -o or -a depending on a person's gender)

( ) Enclose word/words which may be included in the phrase, but could be left out

[ ] Enclose information provided merely for explanatory purposes

**FOOTNOTES:**
1. The three festival days: The Council of Trent (see 2, below) demanded three days' festival before a wedding could take place. In these three days, people who objected to the wedding on any grounds were expected to make their opinions known. This is apparently the equivalent of the "speak now or forever hold their peace" in modern Catholic wedding services. 2. The Sacred Council of Trent: After the Protestant split with Catholicism (mid-1500's), the Catholic Church convened a general council at Trent to re-affirm what Catholicism stood for. Among the Council's achievements was a clear "how-to" guide for the Catholic sacramental rituals (baptism, marriage, etc.).

Notes about the symbols used in the phrase dictionary.
# or #-th	Ordinal or cardinal number required to complete the phrase
***	More information (usually a name of person or place) required to complete the phrase
...	Insert into the phrase the words found in the indented blocks immdiately below this one
/	Alternatives (Portuguese words end in -o or -a depending on a person's gender)
( )	Enclose word/words which may be included in the phrase, but could be left out
[ ]	Enclose information provided merely for explanatory purposes

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